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F-treat process provides low-friction surface

Minnesota Rubber and Plastics has developed the F-treat process, providing a permanent low coefficient of friction surface that will not dissipate with wear.

News from Engineeringtalk, 2 September 2009

Minnesota Rubber and Plastics offers outsourcing

Minnesota Rubber and Plastics is able to cater for businesses considering outsourcing the complete manufacture of a complex product incorporating many moulded components.

News from Engineeringtalk, 13 January 2009

MRandP software tests moulded components

Products requiring complex assemblies of moulded components are designed, tested and refined at Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRandP) utilising its computerised simulation capabilities.

News from Engineeringtalk, 16 December 2008

Treatment reduces elastomer friction

F-Treat provides a permanent low coefficient of friction surface that will not dissipate with wear.

News from Engineeringtalk, 8 June 2007

Silicone formulations suit medical devices

Minnesota Rubber and QMR Plastics offes a range of silicone formulations for overmoulding multiple use medical devices requiring hundreds of sterilisations as well as for single-use procedures.

News from Engineeringtalk, 20 March 2007

Silicone process improves instrument grip

QMR Plastics' surface finishes can be designed specifically for medical application requirements, from extremely lubricious to very tacky.

News from Engineeringtalk, 9 February 2007

Europe is home to centre of excellence

Minnesota Rubber Europe has been assigned to become a centre of excellence for new product developments and reinforced European customer care.

News from Engineeringtalk, 17 October 2006

Specialist helps with novel plastic valve design

Designing and manufacturing a full featured yet low cost transfer systems for commodity chemicals and food products that are installed in plastic drums was the challenge presented to Micro Matic USA.

News from Engineeringtalk, 12 September 2005

Polyetherimide components improve on aluminium

PEI is an amorphous thermoplastic with excellent hydrolytic and UV stability as well as radiation resistance.

News from Engineeringtalk, 19 August 2005

Thrust washer answers automotive demands

Minnesota Rubber and QMR Plastics injection mould a glass-filled nylon/silicone formulation to produce highly rugged thrust washers used in automotive universal joint assemblies.

News from Engineeringtalk, 7 February 2005

Moulded vehicle parts oust aluminium originals

Thrust ring components for heavy duty vehicle transmissions moulded from a high performance Peek material offer less surface abrasion and longer life than the aluminium components they replace.

News from Engineeringtalk, 26 November 2004

Custom moulding for silicone grips and sleeves

Surgical and dental instrument safety, design and function can be improved when silicone grips and sleeves are custom moulded to the instruments.

News from Engineeringtalk, 2 September 2004

Redesigned seal cuts costs and assembly problems

In redesigning a piston V-cup seal, Minnesota Rubber has combined two components into a single part while maintaining part function and life.

News from Engineeringtalk, 12 April 2004

Custom moulded rubber parts take printed IDs

For certain specific applications, custom moulded rubber parts are available from Minnesota Rubber with wear resistant numbers and codes printed on them for fast and easy lot and batch traceability.

News from Engineeringtalk, 24 November 2003

Engineering design guide comes in CD format

Design engineers will find a new free elastomer and thermoplastic engineering design guide in CD format a useful tool in their component and assembly designs.

News from Engineeringtalk, 6 November 2003

Rubber website is valuable technology resource

Minnesota Rubber and QMR Plastics reckon their new website as a valuable technology resource for design engineers needing custom rubber and thermoplastic parts and assemblies.

News from Engineeringtalk, 21 October 2003

Novel design for automotive air filter

A novel automotive air filter gauge developed by Minnesota Rubber QMR Plastics features a liquid silicone rubber diaphragm indicating when it's time to change the filter.

News from Engineeringtalk, 18 July 2003

Rubber and plastics come together

Working for a Tier One customer, Minnesota Rubber and QMR Plastics mould and assemble a six-component assembly for regulating pressure in off-road transmissions.

News from Engineeringtalk, 24 March 2003

One-piece valve cuts automotive part cost by 80%

Minnesota Rubber injection moulds a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) butterfly valve that regulates heated radiator coolant flow from the engine to the passenger compartment heater core.

News from Engineeringtalk, 11 February 2003

Disposable probe samples oil quality

To answer a customer's need for regular analysis of engine and transmission oil, Minnesota Rubber/QMR Plastics developed a novel disposable three-piece tubular sample probe.

News from Engineeringtalk, 10 July 2002

Cover assembly cuts build time and avoids leaks

M-1iA high-speed robot requires minimal workspace

Fanuc Robotics UK has brought out a lightweight and compact, parallel link design robot.
HBM offers three-product data-acquisition bundle

HBM is offering its QuantumX, MX410 universal amplifier and CatmanAP data acquisition software as a bundle to provide a simplified, flexible choice of equipment.

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